2000, ISBN: 0300082045

[EAN: 9780300082043], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Yale University Press], GEORGE DU MAURIER / TRILBY; ENGLISCHE LITERATUR, Jacket, XII; 284 S.; Illustr.; 24 cm; fadengeh. Orig.-Pa… More...

[EAN: 9780300082043], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Yale University Press], GEORGE DU MAURIER / TRILBY; ENGLISCHE LITERATUR, Jacket, XII; 284 S.; Illustr.; 24 cm; fadengeh. Orig.-Pappband m. illustr. OUmschl. Gutes Ex.; Umschlag stw. berieben. - Englisch. - Svengali, the malevolent hypnotist in Trilby, a sensationally successful novel published by George Du Maurier in 1894, became such a well-known character in the culture of the period that his name entered the dictionary as one who exerts a malign influence over another. This book investigates the enduring use of his image in-modern culture and politics, exploring the origins and impact of Svengali and his helplessly mesmerised female victim Trilby in an age already rife with discussions of race, covert persuasion and the unconscious mind. Svengali was a Jew as well as a dangerous hypnotist; his depiction struck a chord not only with pervasive nineteenth-century forebodings about irrational interpersonal forces and psychic contacts but also with prevalent anti-Semitic assumptions. Daniel Pick shows how Svengali became the quintessential dark hypnotist of the fin de siecle, whose image was recycled in pictures, drama, verse and films. (Verlagstext) // INHALT : List of Illustrations ---- Acknowledgements ---- Svengali ---- The Violence of Publicity ---- Mesmerism ---- Hearts and Minds ---- The Sexual Charge ---- Queen of Song ---- Racial Hypnosis ---- Evil Eye ---- The Training of Sorrow ---- Night at the Opera ---- Notes ---- Bibliography ---- Index. ISBN 0300082045 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 700, Books<

2000, ISBN: 9780300082043

New Haven & London: Yale Univ Pr, 2000. ....Black cloth with gilt on spine, xii + 284 pages, illustrated thrugh-out, As New, dust jacket is As New. " Svengali: This book investi… More...

New Haven & London: Yale Univ Pr, 2000. ....Black cloth with gilt on spine, xii + 284 pages, illustrated thrugh-out, As New, dust jacket is As New. " Svengali: This book investigates the enduring use of his image in modern culture and politics, exploring the origins and impact of Svengali and his helplessly mesmerised female victimn Trilby in an age already rife with discussions of race, covert persuasion and the unconscious mind." Contents include: List of illustrations / Svengali / The Violence of Publicity / Mesmerism / Hearts and Minds / The Sexual Charge / Queen of Song / Racial Hypnosis / Evil Eye / The Training of Sorrow / Night at the Opera / Notes / Bibliography / index. . First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Yale Univ Pr, 2000, 5<